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Does temporal arteritis biopsy permanently incapacitate the temporal artery?
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No: There is so much collateral circulation that taking out a piece of the temporal artery does not incapacitate the blood supply.
Answered 11/16/2019
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Yes: However, there are no complications from doing this.
Answered 1/9/2020
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